Florida’s Week 13 upset against Ole Miss featured many heroes in Orange and Blue, but the SEC gave some special recognition to punter [autotag]Jeremy Crawshaw[/autotag] and safety [autotag]Bryce Thornton[/autotag].
Crawshaw earned conference Special Teams Player of the Week honors and Thronton got the nod as a Defensive Player of the Week for their play.
Thornton came up big in the fourth quarter, reeling in two interceptions to end both of Ole Miss’ final two drives of the game. He also finished the contest with a career-high 14 tackles and led the Gators’ defense, which allowed just 17 points from the Rebels — tied for their lowest total of the season.
Crawshaw, a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award, recorded 327 punt yards, including a 62-yarder that went into the Ole Miss endzone. The Rebels failed to score a touchdown on any drive that started with a Crawshaw punt, scoring just one field goal on six drives. Ole Miss also muffed a punt from Crawshaw, which Florid recovered on the opposition’s 37-yard line.
It’s the second straight week multiple Florida Gators have been recognized as SEC Players of the Week. Following the win over LSU, DJ Lagway was named the Freshman of the Week, linebacker Shemar James got the nod on defense and kicker Trey Smack was a Special Teams Player of the Week.
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